AMX-30

The AMX-30 was the main battle tank of the French Army from 1966 to 1991, with 3,571 tanks being produced. The tank's speed and compact dimensions replaced the need for cumbersome armor, and France began exporting the tank in 1969, sending some of the tanks to Greece and Spain. In the following years, exports were also made to Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Cyprus, and Chile, and AMX-30s were used by both France and Qatar during the Gulf War against Ba'athist Iraq in 1990. However, France would eventually replace its AMX-30s with more up-to-date tanks by the 2000s.